i3-330E vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-330E outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2762 | 2630 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 2.52 | 2.15 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Westmere (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $177 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA |
| Number of transistors | no data | 382 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | BGA1288 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| FMA | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8.79 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 0.79 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 7 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P820 has an age advantage of 4 months, 50% more physical cores, and 40% lower power consumption.
i3-330E, on the other hand, has a 19.7% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i3-330E is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-330E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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